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H. R. SPECHT MACHINE FOR PERFORMING TRANSFER sLIPs v Nov. 22, 1932.

Filed May 5, 1930 :s sheets-sheet 1l mm n. m

Nov. 22, 1932. H. R. SPE-:CHT

MACHINE FOR PERFORATING TRANSFER SLIPS Filed May 5, 195o :s sheets-sheet2l Nov. 2'2, 1932.

H. R. SPECSH'Q MACHINE FOR PERFORATING TRANSFER SLIPS Filed May 5. 19305 Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Nov. 22, i932 HATTIE n srncHTgoF NonronK,vinsiiviA 4 MACHINE Ynoia12nianomi'rrnerf'rRAnsiiEia sLiIPs Applicationfiled May 5.1930Jv4 Serial No. dll-3,920.

This invention relates to improvements in` a machine for perforatingtransfer slips. It is intended that this machine be of small size sothat it may be readily carried inthe hands o r mounted whereverVconvenient for hand operation. The machine isfadapted for accurately andrapidly perforating or punching transfer slips of the kind which areissued by conductors or other operatorsof street Se, cars, lousses` andthe like. Transfers of the kind used `are customarily provided withmarkings indicative of each of the conditions under which they may beused, for example, the names of the route from which they are issued;the direction of travel and the time limit allowed. Where such transferslips are issued individually by the operator there isv thereforenecessitated af separate punching for each of the Vconditions to beindicated.

This frequently results in delay and error` when the operator is calledupon to issue a transfer slip in haste.

It is an object of my invention to provide a machine which may he set toperforate the transfers asthey are successively issued. It is alsoapurpose to provide for the perforaftion of certain designationsindependently ofA the attention of the operator. These designationswhichare attendedr to independently may include the issuing route; andthe appropriate time limit which applies to. all 4slips to he issued atthat time. 4

A further object of my'invention is tomake possible the accurateperforation of the 'slip' 353- to show such designations vas may hecalled for in individual cases, for example, the route' and directionfor which the transfer is to he issued. i

lt will be apparent from thefollowing derni scription that the machineisadapted for;

carrying out oth'errel'ated objects within the Y As the'preferrcd rangeof the disclosures. form of my invention I have illustrated the same inthe accompanying drawings in 45. which punch plate 12.

Fig. l is a side elevation of the-perforating machine; Fig. Qris v Fig.3 is a vertical longitudinal 'section on the linefS-B of Fig. 2; v 5oFigs; is a transverse verticalsection on tlelinefl-l ofFigl; f Fig. 5 isa transverse vertical section on the line 5 5 in Fig. l;

a plan View thereof;`

Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical section on 55 the line 6 6 ofllig. 1; ,i

F ig. 7 is a transverse ver-tical section on the line 2-Tof Fig. 1;- p Fig. 8 is a transverse-vertical Pection on a reduced scaleon the line 8-8of Fig, l; and 6o A Fig. 9 is a view of the4 transfer slip.

,As shown in the' drawings the machine consists of a hex or frameyllpreferably ofl die-cast or machined metal. The left hand portion of theh'ox contains the supplyof 65 blank transfer slips which are fed throughthe' perforafting mechanism mounted within the right hand portion ofthehox. The box has a top l2 bolted or otherwise fastened overfit andforminga cover for the perforat- 70 ing mechanism andv also af punchplate for use in conjunction for thismechanism. At the inner end of (they.top there are two upstanding .lugsf 13, 13 which form journals..

for a transverse pivot and bearing pin 14aV 75` )A loose roller l5 isjournalledon the pin 120l le between the lugs 13, This'roller 15, has afriction'surfacev for engaging the transfer slip as the latterY willsuccessively feed from thesupply to position beneath the The secondcover plate 16 extends overtlie slip holding and feeding mechanism.4 Ithas an opening 16a through which the feeding operation may heohservedand the'supply of slips watched so that the same may be re- 90ftactv with'the feeding mechanism.Y

1 Theho'usi'ng 18 of the cover'pl a shaft 30 having an attached roller31 vwith -f from the base of 4the box.

plenished when exhausted. Gffset lugs 17 17 formed at the inner end ofthe plate 16 are pivoted on the ends of pin 14 so that the cover plateis thus hinged over the box. rlhe outer end of the cover plate 16 has araised portion 18 forming a housing to receive a feed roller. Theextreme end of the cover plate extends downwardly to form a ange havinga catch 2O bv which the cover is held against the end of the box bymeans of a spring detent 21 mounted on the latter.

Beneath the punch plate 12 the box'carries a punch holding plate 22.Lugs 23 on the inner surface ofthe latter form journals for a transversepivot pin 24 which in turn carries a tray 25. The tray extends from thelugs 23, 23 substantiallyto the opposite wall of the boxl and serves tohold a blockofv blank transfer slips. These slips are held in positionby means vof a vertical flange 26 around thesides and free end oftray 25. Beneath the free end of tray is a pair of bosses 27 extendingdownwardly and opposite to a similar pair'of bosses 28 extendingupwardly An expansion spring 29 is fitted on each pair of opposingbosses V27, 28V so as to force the tray 25and:

the block of transfer slips upwardly into conte 16 carries a frictionsurface extending slightly below A the lower surfaces of the covervplate16. lA

gearY wheel 32 is mounted at one end of shaft as shown in Fig. 4.

Between'the sides of the casing and beneath the sha-ft 30 there-ismounted a transverse shaft 33 which carries a gear wheel 34 engagingwheel 32. Y

Referring to Fig. 3 it will be evident that gear 'wheel 34 has sixspaced openings 35 which-serve to permit a step by step rotation for theshaft 33.l A spring detentv 36 is at- Y tached to the side of the casingat 37 and has 'i a laterally projecting lug 38 fitting the hole 35 inthe gear wheel 34 and limiting the rotation ofthe latter.Y Means tocause the Yrotation Yof gear wheel 34 consists of a drum 39 Y k1 mountedon shaft 33 with a spring motor. rllhe latter may be wound in anysuitable manner such as by av sleeve 40 surrounding the end of shaft 33and adapted for rotation by a Vkey or crank. Y

' VThe lug 38 which is normally held inV one of vthe holes 35 may bereleased' from the hole and thus permit the wheel 34 tocom'mencerotation v by means ofthe following release mechanism.

This consists of'a pedestal 41 extending upliwardly from the base andopposite the lug v38.A This'pedestal Hforms a slide bearing for a pin.42 having'slightly less diameter than the lug38. One end ofthe pinAslides into the hole 35 inrgear wheel 34 while theV opposite v*freeend'of. the pin 42 is received in a recess "43 on a rock arm44.y Therock arm 44 forms.

part of a rock shaft which is carried on .i

the base of the box by means of journal 467 46. The pin 42 is normallyheld out of the plane of the gear wheel 43 by means of a helical springin the pedestal 41.

In operation the roclr shaft 45 forces the pin 42 into contact with lug38 causing the A latter to be withdrawn vfrom the hole 35 in the gearwheel 34. The spring motor operating on the latter causes it to pass infro-nt of the lug 38 so that-retraction of the pin 42 permits Vthe gearwheel 34'to rotate'until the pin 38 yengages in thel next hole 35.During this acltion the roller 31 has rotated in contact with tray 25'.The springw49 may be wound up by' rotating the shaftv 47by means'v of aAkey or cra/nk in `a manner well'punde'rsto'od while the shaft anditsroller's'isprevented from rotation in the feeding direction by,suitable lockingmeans. ,Y n Y j f This consists of a recess 50,in therperiphery of one ofthe rollers'48. A lug 51 is mount# edV on the baseof the box-beneath roller 48 and carries'a bar 52 pivoted for verticalmove-V ment. The free, end of the b'arhas an up-V standing latch 53which may be forced into thev recess in locking engagement. The' freevend'y of thebar is beveled tor provide a tooth 54 by which the bar maybe depressed to krelease the latch 53 from engagement with the roller.The spring 55 is seated within a` recess in thebase and bears upwardlyagainst the bar'to insure engagement of the latch 53 in recess 50 exceptwhen the bar 52 is depressed. Y l y 'Referring to Fig. 5 it vwill beobserved'that the shaft 54 Vcarries an enlargement 56 yin which) is adog 57 mounted onv pivot 58. This dog v57 is heldoutwardly by aspringand when the rock shaft 45 rotates counter-clock-v wise the dog 57enga-ges tooth 54 to depress the bar 52 and release the latch 53 fromthe roller 48. This permitsl the roller to rotate in aclockwise.direction as shown'in Fig.A

As soon as the dog 57 has passedbeyond vthe plane of the tooth 54,the'l'atter springs' upward to catch and'hold the roller 48 at the endof its complete 'r evolution. V Vhe'n the shaft 45 rocks back to itsoriginal position the dog 57jrides over the tooth 54 withoutmoving thebar 52.

Operation of thefeeding mechanism 'so far iso "lll

describedis crausedby a rocking'motion of the shaft 45. This permitsVthe rollers 48 to make a single revolution. One end ofthe uppermosttransfer slip has already been engaged between rollers 48 and roller l5by the previous feeding movement carried out by roller 3l. As therollers 48 move the transfer slip is fed to the right as shown in Figi-land into position abovethe punching mechanism. As this transfer j slipis ad? vanced, the next succeeding one'from the block is engaged attherear edge by the roller 3l. Since the rocking of the shaft 45 hasreleased the gear wheel34 from` the lug 38, the latter makesa partialrevolution which causes the roller. 3l to operata On retraction-oftheshaft theipin.42 withdraws from gearv wheel84 and permits the latter'.

to rotate until the lug' 38 follows into the next succeeding `hole 85.

The amount of rotation. permitted to gearV wheels 32 and 34 serves toadvance the transfer slips far enough for the front edge of the slip tobe seized between the rollers 48 and l5 which have completed theirdelivery of the preceding slip to the punching mechanism. The secondtransfer slip is therefore in a position to be advanced into thepunching mechanism on the nent rockingmovement of the shaft 45.the-operation ofthe feeding of one blank slipinto the position ofpunching is followed by the advance of the second blank into position tobe similarly fed forward.

In Fig. 9 there has been shown a typical transfer slip for which'thisdevice is intended. This slip usually provides in suitable spacedarrangement printed indications first of the particular route on whichthe transfer is to be used; second'the direction of travel and fthirdthe time of day. VAt least twoV perfo-rations must be made iii-'thegroup of directions in order to indicate from which point and to whichpoint the travel is authorized; one perforation is required to indicatethe route itself and one designation to indicate the time of issue.Generally speak# ing this device provides a separate group of manuallyadjusted punches for the route and this requires vno change by theoperator. A similar group of manually adjusted punches Y indicate thedirection of travel by the setting of one of the punches of this groupand this requires no further adjustment as long as the travel iscontinued in `this direction. A further manual adjustment of the thirdgroup of punches indicates to which route the transfer is authorized.rThis latter adjustment of the punch isop/rated in conj unction with theact of punching the slip. In

addition to the above the appropriate time i limit to bepunched is setby of clock work winch operates Vperiodically and without attention fromthe operator. rlhe followino unch settinA orl ad'ustine mechanism` b b Ylt will thus be apparent that' is provided. Referring`particularly.togthe Vdesignation of the routeor line of travel issu-ling thetransfer, the vpunches 59. are. proa` vided .in number equal tothe entries ron `the printed form.' These punchesare VVcarried invertical passageways in the punch holder 22.

The passageways register with openings in the top or die-'plate l2 ofthe casing.` The lower portions of the fpassagewaysV are en# larged asshown at 6l to formA bearings` for the enlarged portions 62 of thepunches 59.

Coil springs 63 are placed around the punches 59 in front of theenlargement-62 andl operate to retract the. punches. there is a platform64 supported above a pair of parallel links ,65, 65 which connect theplatform 64 pivotally to.` bosses 66, 66 Von the ase.

rock shaft 45 and connected by meansof links tothe 4links 65, 65.

The side walls of the casing have openingsl `appropriate punch 59 theheightl offthe wedge surface onthe pulllever. It follows One pull lever69 of this group is drawn:

Beneath the 'punches The lplatform 64 is caused to risel and. j fall bymeans of a rocker 67 mounted upon.

that the punch so affected will be brought.

into advanced position so that as the platform 64'rises under therocking of the `shaft 45,` the punchv59 willgrise into the opening60of'y the die-plate 122 In making this movement the punch willperforatethe-printed trans-1` is held in the depressed channel 71'. i

Separate groups off punches are'r provided fer slip at theappropriaterplace'as theslip the pointsv from which .and to whichtrans'- fer is issued. The punches 72 which servev to indicate thepointsfrom which travel isauthorizedare mounted to reciprocate in memb-er 22in the mannery above. described and' have their lower ends restinguponthe pull levers 73 Awith the wedge lfaces 7 4 of the.y `latter inposition to adjust thelpunchesivertically when the latter is drawnoutfromrthe casing. The pull levers are shownin Fig. 8 to rest on aplatform 7 5 which in turn issupf ported on the links 7 6 above thebosses 7,7 in the base. The openings 7 8 inthe side 'wall' of thecasingare suiiiciently wide to permit. the rise of the levers y73 when the,platform 75 is raised by rocking the shaft45 in the manner alreadydescribed* It follows that the appropriate punch 72 will perforate thedesired designation, i n

A separate group ofV punches'79 is pro? vided to indicate thedirection-to. which travel is authorized. These punches' are carl l riedin member 22 and have their rear .ends

resting upon camsr79a mounted on linksl80.

.105. for perforating the transfer'slip to indicate p Y pivoted tothe'base. These links 80 are'in in housings 85 beneath the base of thecasing.

The plungers 84 have extensions 86 pivoted' at 87 tothe members 82 andcoil spring 88 serve to hold .the plungers in an extended position. 'yY.

It follows Vthat when the selectedione of Y the group ofplungers 84 ispushed inward are retracted.

overcoming spring 88, the punch 79 will be raised through the transferslip and into the f opening ofthe die-plate 12. y

vA'series of collars 89 is fastened tothe rockv shaftV 45 between thesleeves 81.

Ratchets 'on collars 89 and corresponding springheld teeth 91 on sleeves81 serve to rock the shaft 45 whenever one of the rocking sleeves81`rotates`.

This/sets in motion the punching operations previously described vandalso the forward'feeding of the slips `and the delivery of thepunchedfslip as soon as the punches Inordertok punch the time limit onthe slip there is provided a series of punches 92 mounted vwithin themember 22 inthe manner; already described.l These punches Vare set infour rows of twelve each and each row has beneathit a cam roller 93 onvwhichthere are four, cams 94, 95, 96, 97 spaced-in successive. 90 degreeangularrelation. f Each cam roller 93 is extendedinto' a housin`g98 atone side of the -casing and there terminates ina gear 99.Y The fourgearsY 99 are in line and mesh each with 'the other.` One of said camshafts 93 is projected to carryv a pair of grooved gears 100,1011and'thr'ough the covering 102 the shaft may be operated by thesetting wheel .103. y'

Beneaththe gear vwheels 100, 101 are a pair oflevers 104, 105respectively. ,These levers terminate oppositexstar wheels/106 and 107lrespectively,*.bothV mounted on a shaft 108 transversely'held beneaththe casing as at 109 and adapted to-receivetiming clockwork.

The upper ends of the' levers 104, 105 are pivoted at 110 and carryteeth 111 `which engage the grooves in wheels 100,101.Y In this mannerwheel 99 is causedv to rotate by a step byfstep vmovement andsuccessively bring a cam94 into position beneath a vpunch 92. v`Theshafts areV carried on Va platform 112 which in vturnis'supported on thelinks 113.'

The upper endsv oflinks 113 havecam faces 114. `The links larerconnectedby cross links 115 and 116 to a rocking' arm 117 on shaft 45. lt-followsthat as the rock shaft is operated the punch 92 will be caused toperforate lthe l time in the Vmanneralreadyf described.

Theabove Vdescription indicatesthe sev'.`r

' l" f l l 6* eral-.instrumentalities used and .the manner ofco-,operation.- With the tray 25 carrying a block of separatetransfer-slips the oper# ator sets one of the punches 59onerrof thegroups vof punches 69 while the clock work trainwill set one of thepunches 92v toyreg-l ister the time limit. Through the actuation of oneof the plungers 84` the'V remaining group of punches 78 has. one oftheflatt'erv di- Y rectly actuated. At thesame time the rock# yingmovement of rock shaftl 45 causesthe punches 59, 69 and 92 to .perforatethe slip'.

As soon as the plunger 84 is released the Vpunches are retracted and theslip isfed 'out of the channel 71. In, the meantime the feedingmechanisms have been released and a secondy slip is fed into the groove71 -by roller.

15 while a third slipis advanced byro'ller 31. The operationmay thenbeI're'peated either with the punches already in advanced position or bysuch others in adjustment .as the circumstances make desirable.k

The above descriptionv ofV my: lpreferred form is giveny for purpose ofillustration without limiting theA invention other thanV means forgivingeach groupk of punches anoperative stroke, a common actuating'elementfor said last named means, a. separatel group of punches andperiodically voperatingV means for positioning one of these: punches*Afor` an operative stroke, said means being operatively connected to saidcommonlactuat-r` i ing element. f

2. ln a deviceof the class described, afplue ralityjof groups ofpunches, Vmanual means for selectively advancing a punch from-each groupinto operative position, avr separater group of punches, time-controlledmeans for'l selectively Yadvancing one vof said fpuiiches,

means for giving each group of punchessan operative stroke, acommon-actuating: element for said last named means, a group of puncheshaving individual'A operating plungers and connections between saidplungers and the common actuating element.

3i In a device of the class described, -a=

groupl of :line identifyingpunchesfaugroupJ Y of direction punches,manual means-for selectively advancing a punch from each group Y intooperative position, a group of timepunches, time-controlled means forselective# ly advancing one of said punches, means for;l

giving each group of punches an operative stroke, a common actuatingelement for said last named means, a groupI of` destination puncheshaving individual operating plungers and connections betweensaidfplungers` and the commony actuating element. I

' 4. vIna device of the classv described, means): for separating 1apaper. sliplA fromia supply.

fab

actuating means.

thereof, means for feeding the slip to position to be punched, aplurality of groups of punches, means for selectively advancing a punchfrom each group into operative position a common actuating means for thepunches and for the separating and feeding of the slip and anindependent group of punches having individual Operating plungersoperatively connected with the common In testimony whereof I aiiX mysignature.

H. R. SPECHT.-

CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION.

Patent No. 1,888,746. November 22, 1932.

It is hereby certified that in the grant and heading to the abovenumbered patent the name of the patentee was erroneously written andprinted as "Hattie R. Specht" whereas said name should have been writtenand printed as "Hattie R. Specht, novi. by marriage Hattie R. 0gg"; line13, of the grant for "Hattie R. Specht" read "Hattie R. Ogg" and thatthe said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections thereinthat the same may conform to the record of the case in the PatentOffice.

Signed and sealed this 7th day of February, A. D. 1933.

, M. J. Moore, (Seal) Acting Commissioner of Patents.

